BreastCheck screening programme under threat

The future of the BreastCheck screening service is under threat, with doctors threatening to resign from the service, citing a toxic environment and a surge in legal threats.

Doctors heading up BreastCheck, which screens about 145,000 women per year, held a crisis meeting with senior HSE management last week, warning that their staff were experiencing considerable hostility and confrontation from patients.

The service is also dealing with a wave of legal threats. It ...